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Hodgkinson draws crowd
Keely Hodgkinson of Great Britain raced in the final of the 2024 Paris Olympic 800-metre event taking gold. It was the most-watched event of the entire Olympic program according to the British Broadcasting Corporation.
Golden stride🥇 Keely Hodgkinson crosses the finish line and into the #Paris2024 history books as the 800m Olympic champion!! 🇬🇧#Olympics pic.twitter.com/ryA7KfvC7C
— The Olympic Games (@Olympics) August 16, 2024
After taking silver at the 2021 Tokyo Olympic Games as a 19-year-old, then silver again at both the 2022 Eugene and 2023 Budapest World Athletics Championships and Birmingham Commonwealth Games, it was a long time coming.
Hodgkinson defeated Tsige Duguma of Ethiopia and Mary Moraa of Kenya in 1:56.72 to 1:57.15 and 1:57.42, respectively.
The last time that a female athlete earned gold in athletics at an Olympic Games was Jessica Ennis-Hill at the 2012 London Olympics in the heptathlon.
Wanyonyi and Aarop to renew rivalry in Lausanne
Olympic champion Emmanuel Wanyonyi from Kenya will take on Canada’s Marco Arop when they meet at the Lausanne Diamond League on Thursday, August 22.
#Paris2024| Los 800m 🙋🏿♂️ estremecen el ranking histórico
— DeporteCubano (@CubanoDeporte) August 10, 2024
🥇Emmanuel Wantonyi 🇰🇪 domina con 1:41.19 y es 3° all times
🥈Marco Arop 🇨🇦 1:41.20 (4°)
🥉Djamel Sedjati 🇩🇿 1:41.50
•4° Bryce Hoppel 🇺🇸 1:41.67 (7°)
💥 Inédita carrera con 4 hombres por debajo de 1:42#JuegosOlímpicos pic.twitter.com/gFVPpZFQcM
Wanyonyi took the win at the 2024 Paris Olympic Games when he held off the Canadian 1:41.19 to 1:41.20 (national record). Aarop will be looking to battle to the line once again in Lausanne.
Algerian Djamel Sedjati took third in 1:41.50.
Aarop had defeated Wanyonyi at the 2023 Budapest World Athletics Championships in a much slower 1:44.24 to 1:44.53.
Women’s final results
Pos | Athlete | Nat | Mark |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Keely HODGKINSON | GBR | 1:56.72 |
2 | Tsige DUGUMA | ETH | 1:57.15 PB |
3 | Mary MORAA | KEN | 1:57.42 |
4 | Shafiqua MALONEY | VIN | 1:57.66 |
5 | Rénelle LAMOTE | FRA | 1:58.19 |
6 | Worknesh MESELE | ETH | 1:58.28 |
7 | Juliette WHITTAKER | USA | 1:58.50 |
8 | Prudence SEKGODISO | RSA | 1:58.79 |
Men’s final results
Pos | Athlete | Nat | Mark |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Emmanuel WANYONYI | KEN | 1:41.19 PB |
2 | Marco AROP | CAN | 1:41.20 AR |
3 | Djamel SEDJATI | ALG | 1:41.50 |
4 | Bryce HOPPEL | USA | 1:41.67 NR |
5 | Mohamed ATTAOUI | ESP | 1:42.08 |
6 | Gabriel TUAL | FRA | 1:42.14 |
7 | Tshepiso MASALELA | BOT | 1:42.82 PB |
8 | Max BURGIN | GBR | 1:43.84 |